James Middleton has announced his engagement to Alizee Thevenet with a heartwarming post on Instagram.
The Duchess of Cambridge‘s brother, 32, proposed to French girlfriend Alizee, 30, amid the stunning landscape of England’s Lake District.
The groom-to-be captioned a photo of the happy couple with the caption: “She said OUI,” followed by a heart emoji.
“Our secret is out but we couldn’t be happier to share the news,” the post continued, followed by a hashtagged fusion of their two first names – “Jalizee”.
The photo shows Alizee snuggling into her fiance’s arms, showing off a large sapphire ring.
As well as the picture, James shared an Instagram story sharing a stream of snaps of the smitten pair, accompanied by the song ‘Sexy Weekender’ by Scoundrel.
Among the thousands of followers to “like” the post, numerous big names sent their well-wishes.
They included Prince Harry’s ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas, sir Richard Branson’s daughter Holly, and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, who recently announced his own engagement to Princess Beatrice.
He wrote: “Adorable – congrats guys!”
The pair have been dating for around 15 months now, and were first spotted together on a Middleton family holiday in St. Bart’s over Christmas.
The pair met in a bar, according to an unnamed family friend.
She told the Daily Mail: “James offered her a drink and Alizee did not know who he was until her friend told her.”
Alizee moved to Britain six years ago and has a masters degree in investment and finance from Queen Mary University of London, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Earlier this summer, the couple attended the wedding of Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston at St George’s Chapel alongside James’ parents and sister Pippa Middleton.
The couple have declined to comment.
